這門課主要再訓練社會工作系的學生了解有關統計的基本概念、原理以及各種統計方法的程序和運算，且將此一理解應用在實務工作的資料整理和分析。課程目標為訓練同學使用具體、明確、可觀察和測量的數據資料來說明想法，說服他人，據實力爭。

This course mainly trains students in the social work department to understand the basic concepts, principles, procedures and calculations of various statistical methods, and apply this understanding to the data sorting and analysis of practical work. The course objective is to train students using specific, clear, observable and measured data to illustrate ideas, convince others, and compete with them.

這一門課主要在訓練社會工作系的學生瞭解有關統計的一些基本概念、原理以及各種統計方法的程序和運算，且將此一理解應用在實務工作中的資料整理和研究方面。因此本課程所著重的是統計方法的選擇與運用，而以邏輯運算為輔，並以實際的社會事實、社會工作實務為範例，予以分析討論、解釋數據、說明結果。社會工作者在當前的社會中必須要會使用具體、明確、可觀察和測量的數據資料，方能說服他人、據實力爭。因此藉由本課程的學習來訓練學生邏輯分析、閱讀研究報告的能力，進而培育以實力為取向的實務工作者為終極目的。本課程為社會工作學系二年級學生必修課程之一。

This course mainly focuses on students who train social work departments to understand some basic concepts, principles, procedures and calculations of various statistical methods, and apply this understanding to data sorting and research in practical work. Therefore, this course focuses on the selection and application of statistical methods, and uses logical calculation as the basis, and uses actual social facts and social work practices as examples to analyze and discuss, explain data, and explain the results. Social workers must use specific, clear, observable and measured data in the current society in order to convince others and compete with each other. Therefore, through the learning of this course, students' ability to edit and analyze, read research reports, and then cultivate practical workers with strength-oriented orientation for the ultimate goal. This course is one of the compulsory courses for second-year students in the Department of Social Work.

老師自編上課講義
Healey, J. F. (2015). The Essential of Statistics: A tool for social research (4th ed.). Belmont, CA: Wadsworth.

The teacher edited the lecture
Healey, J. F. (2015). The Essential of Statistics: A tool for social research (4th ed.). Belmont, CA: Wadsworth.